Long time ago
The seed was sown
A child born in Uther’s name
Conceived in sin
The future king
A new realm of truth proclaimed

They came from far
To meet this man
They saw he was just and wise
The flags unfold
The fires rise
Reflecting the force in his eyes

Fighting for the crown
Pride and honor to be found

Born from sin
Into Merlin’s hand
Once and future king
Vomed to return again

In moonlit haze
Among the hills
Sir Mordred, Morgana’s shade
Would slay his king
Forever cling
To darkness his powers fade

Fighting for the crown
Pride and honor to be found

Born from sin
Into Merlin’s hand
Once and future king
Vomed to return again

Bedivere,my best of knight
This sword i beg you take
To the place where it belong
And throw it in the lake

Into the war
Forever more
The people shall follow the chosen one
As when alive
His will survives
To rest on the island of Avalon

Like the shadows cover me
Rising from my ecstasy…

In a glimpse from a quiet childhood
I recall a mother’s smile
Nothing needs to be understood,
I am free

In the deep of a distant forest
I’ll lose my sense of time
Where the words of the wind is honest,
I can breathe

Someone told me there’s a higher mountain
But I’ll wait here for a while
Only led by the deepest hunger,
I’ll flee from exile

[Chorus:]
Like the shadows cover me
You’re behind me once again
Rising from my ecstasy
Rising from my pain

Like the shadows follow me
You can wash my steps away
Not the one I want to be
But still somehow the same

[Chorus]

Si lentement
Arrivé à ce point
Sans personne
J’ai tracé mon chemin
Toi sorti de ma vie
Le temps passe si vite
Tu n’sais pas mes prières chaque jour

Chanson aux mémoires
Chanson à l’oubli
Sans adieu tu partais
Tous mes efforts
Pour te rendre si fier
Jamais tu ne les voyais

Toi parti d’ici
Oh, les ombres du passé
Ton souvenir me consolait

Ne pleure pas
Ni souffre pour moi
Un jour on se trouvera
Ne pleure pas
Les anges nous protégeront
Je te garde dans mon coeur
à jamais

Homme maintenant
Je te sens près de moi
Etais-tu avec moi malgré tout
Le temps de se rendre
Le temps du pardon
Consolé je te donne ma chanson

Toi parti d’ici
Oh, les ombres du passé
Dans mes rêves enfin il y a ta voix

Ne pleure pas
Ni souffre pour moi
Un jour on se trouvera
Ne pleure pas
Les anges nous protégeront
Je te garde dans mon coeur

Je te revois ce soir
Dans la pâleur d’hiver
Père et fils ensemble
Les liens du sang
Tiendront toujours

If my soul could revive
From my carnal remains
What does it matter to me
If it all fades to black
If I’m born once again
Then no one really is free
How could I be condemned
For the things that I’ve done
If my intentions were good
I guess I’ll never know
Some things under the sun
Can never be understood

How can we believe in heaven
Human reason counters all
Ideas of a soul society
My life is just a fragment
Of the universe and all
There must be more than I can see

In the dark we’re the same
In the concept of time
We’re like a grain of sand
And we strive for the flame
As if death was our aim
Cause we cannot understand

How I wish there was heaven
All for one and one for all
A flawless soul society
Our lives are just a fragment
Of the universe and all
There may be more than we can see

One other year has left my life
One year bygone so soon
These were the days I sacrificed
These days were lived for you

Some came with winter in white
Some days were blown away
Some came with sultry summer nights
Some with October rain

Oh, how I long for utter silence
But who am I to know
When rain will turn to snow?
If life brings another day

Launch the silver spear
The world will cry a tear
In the heavens will appear
Another angel
Hear the elders cry
Waiting for their time
As they look towards the heavens
Why won’t they answer?

We are playing with nature
Splitting the atom
Confusing religions
Killing the masses
We are not separate
From what we destroy
Time has com for us
To make the only choice

We are not separate
From what we destroy
Time has come for us
To make the only choice

We rape for our power
Not caring for life
We tarnish our waters
‘Til they are as black as night

We visualize the future
With the eyes of the blind
We hear nature calling
But we still deny

We are not separate
From what we destroy
Time has come for us
To make the only choice

[Instrumental]

Can you remember the morning
I told you goodbye
A piece of me died

Somehow I have to try to
Getting used to being alone
If I could only hold you once again
I’d never let go

Save me a prayer
When day turns to night

Lord won’t you
Show me the light
One day – I’ll find back to my heart and soul again
One day – I swear swear by your name

Memories keep me awake
And you’re there by my side
I wonder if its only in my mind
That I am alive

Save me a prayer
When day turns to night
Lord won’t you
Tell me I’m right

One day – I’ll find back to my heart and soul again
One day – I swear swear by your name

Merely the sound of your voice
Made me believe that
that you were her
Just like the river disturbs
…my inner peace
Once I believed I could find
Just a trace of her beloved soul
Once I believed she was all
Then she smothered my beliefs

One cold winter’s night
I may follow her voice to the river
Leave me for now and forever
Leave while you can

[Chorus:]
Somewhere in time
I will find you and haunt you again
Like the wind sweeps the earth
Somewhere in time
When no virtues are left to defend
You fall in deep

[Post-Chorus:]
I was a liar in every debate
I rule the forces that fueled your hate
When the cold in my heart leaves
It comes to an end
And quietly I’ll go to sleep

How could that first time recur
When memories linger on and on
What made me think you were her
Helena is dead to all
dead to all
Nothing can bring her to life
Don’t pretend that I’ll be loving you
Once I believed she was gone
I’m corrupted from within
Leave me for now and forever
Leave while you can

[Chorus]
[Post-Chorus]

[Ariel:]
Follow me into the light
Leave me tonight
I’ve gone too far to begin all anew
With someone like you

[Marguerite:]
Like ice on a lake of tears
I’ll take you through
Life fades in anew
With someone like you

[Chorus]
[Post-Chorus]

ASPIRAT PRIMO FORTUNA LABORI
ME DUCE TUTUS ERIS
VOX POPULI VOX DEI
AD MAIOREM DEI GLORIAM…
AD INFINITUM

[English Translation:
The fortune is smiling at our first effort,
let me lead you and you will be safe,
the voice of people, voice of god
for bigger glory of the god
to the infinity.]

You know just who I am
Don’t be so distant
Cause when you’re lost
I am solely there to share your grief

Wailing for your sorrow
Is only my way to comfort you
Reminders of innocent youth
Waiting for morrow you’re lonely
I name your solitude
I speaketh the truth

Now tell me all about your pain
Down to the detail
Don’t say it’s love
Your fragile heart feeds my contempt

Wailing for your sorrow
Is only my way to comfort you
Reminders of innocent youth
Waiting for morrow you’re lonely
I name your solitude
I speaketh the truth

Chase the heathen call
We belong… you and I
Unison in all you deny

I am the thorn in your side
That seeks accomplishment
Reminding the mortal of death
I am the spore of your pride
An angel heaven sent
The master of all
I am the urge of the flesh

“Hey! Woo! Thank you! OK, we’re gonna slow it down for a bit now.
This is a song about a girl that might have forgotten me by now.
But I hope we will meet again some time in the future.”

A flame within my heart has died
This a song, it’s song with no reprise
Today I just don’t know why
What we had and what we shared, so divine

Sunrise in Osaka, but I’m cold tonight
The northern lights are shining, and my dreams take flight

Can you remember? Tell me how far I have to go
Can you remember lust in the eastern skies?
Can you remember when you told me sayonara?
Can you remember me? ‘Cause I will never say goodbye

A flame within my heart has died
Too far away, it’s too far for me to say
I wish I could turn back time
Is there anyone to blame? Show me the way

Sunrise in Osaka, but I’m cold tonight
The northern lights are shining, and my dreams take flight
Memories are forever, and I see your face
Crying in the distance, ’til we fall from grace

Can you remember? Tell me how far I have to go?
Can you remember lust in the eastern skies?
Can you remember when you told me sayonara?
Can you remember me? ‘Cause I will never say goodbye

Can you remember? Tell me how far I have to go
Can you remember lust in the eastern skies?
Can you remember when you told me sayonara?
Can you remember me? ‘Cause I will never say goodbye

“Thank you.”

I never count on yesterday
Because the past can also change
I’ll never give myself away
Life is worthwhile on the edge
Words sound so hollow in the cold
Maybe she’s forgotten all

I don’t remember how
I felt the night she came
Memories spin around
They flow
Don’t want to let her down
Moments disappear like shame…like snow

Signs never told me anything
Nothing I could know for sure
I never knew what she would bring
Or what I am to her today
My words…
Almost swallowed by the snow
Maybe she’s forgotten all

I don’t remember how
I felt the night she came
Memories spin around
They flow
Don’t want to let her down
Moments disappear like shame…like snow

She is the poison in my mind
The thorns in my head
She has no mountain to be climbed
No faults to regret

I never count on yesterday
Because the past may not exist
I’ll never give myself away
When there’s reason to resist
Words draped in crystals melt away

I don’t remember how
I felt the night she came
Memories spin around
They flow
Don’t want to let her down
Moments disappear like shame…like snow

Once in my life
A second of eternity
Seems long in my mind
What used to be
Keep changing over time
Don’t go
Please don’t say it’s over ’til it is

Don’t say goodbye
Like we’d never meet again
Leave me a lie
At the season’s end

Moments in time
Seems to be so long
In my old mind
My images of may
You gave me a sign
I took the chance
Of never looking back
I hope you understand

Don’t say goodbye
Like we’d never meet again
Leave me a lie
At the season’s end
Come lift the light
Into heaven with a song
Don’t say goodbye
‘Cause it’s been so long

It’s been so long
It’s been so long

You gave me a sign
I took a chance
By never looking back
I hope you understand

I hope you don’t say goodbye
Like we’d never meet again (Say goodbye…)
Leave me a lie
At the season’s end (Season’s end)
Come lift the light
Into heaven with a song (With a song…)
Don’t say goodbye
‘Cause it’s been so long

It’s been so long
So long

In a garden in a hand
Lies a key to shadow land
You’re far from feeling strong
The worst begins

In the sediments of life
In the comfort of a knife
You hold your breath
And pray to god it won’t take long

And you wonder where the rainbow ends
With its autumn setting sun

[Chorus:]
There’s a way from it all
Though the chances are small
We’ll come back again
Won’t you think it over

Life is a pendulous fall
But maybe worth the pain
And soon enough we’ll go
Where nobody can touch us

Like a mother you were aimed
And you gave her what she claimed
Just like a good old friend
In the abyss of the mind
You found all there is to find
Bet we all have broken hearts to mend

So you wonder where the rainbow ends
Where the world must have begun

[Chorus:]
There’s a way from it all
Though the chances are small
We’ll come back again
Won’t you think it over

Life is a pendulous fall
But maybe worth the pain
And soon enough we’ll go
Where nobody can touch us

[Solo]

[Chorus:]
There’s a way from it all
Though the chances are small
We’ll come back again
Won’t you think it over

Life is a pendulous fall
But maybe worth the pain
And soon enough we’ll go

Life is a pendulous fall
But maybe worth the pain
(So you wonder where the rainbow ends)
Where nobody can touch us

One other year has left my life
One year bygone so soon
These were the days I sacrificed
These days were lived for you

Some came with winter in white
Some days were blown away
Some came with sultry summer nights
Some with October rain

[INSTRUMENTAL]

When a new day reaches dawn
I feel it’s worth the wait
But I tumble and I fall
When up against my fate

When the barricades come down
I build them up again
When I’m just about to drown
I still don’t know the end

[CHORUS:]
Sometimes I tremble
Like a little child
That faces morning
With a broken smile
Sometimes I crumble
When the shades unfurl
Sometimes I feel that
I could rule the world

[Solo]

When the morning comes alive
Release your love brigade
At the end of day it’s night
To suck it up with hate

[CHORUS]

[CHORUS]

(that faces morning
With a broken smile
Sometimes I crumble
When the shades unfurl
Sometimes I feel that
I could rule the world)

Walls so white
Where your sorrows have a name
And day is dark as night
There’s no remorse and no redemption

Close the door
Can you hear the crowd is waiting?
For a last encore
Screaming out for my attention

Chanting my name

[CHORUS]
Welcome all to curtain call
At the opera
Raging voices in my mind
Rise above the orchestra
Like a crescendo of gratitude
This is my song

Like the dead
I am on the other side
They’re howling in my head
There’s no remorse and no redemption

Hush my dear
Let the music fill the night
And soon it’s all we hear
Screaming out for my attention

Chanting my name
Chanting my name

[CHORUS]
Welcome all to curtain call
At the opera
Raging voices in my mind
Rise above the orchestra
Like a crescendo of gratitude

Don’t wake me
Until it’s over
I, I may be dreaming
And awake

[Solo]

Chanting my name
Chanting my name

[CHORUS]
Welcome all to curtain call
At the opera
Raging voices in my mind
Rise above the orchestra

Welcome all to curtain call
At the opera
Raging voices in my mind
Rise above the orchestra

See the cemetery sky
Carmine red and deep
Watch the oceans rising high
It’s the human stain

Talk about the growing hunger
Ask why with deep concerned
Don’t you think the human races
Is ceaselessly vain

[CHORUS]
But it hurts to be
Alive my friend
In this silent tide
We’re driftwood passing by

Don’t you wish you
Were a child again
Just for a minute
Just for a minute more

Hear the ticking of a clock
The sound of life itself
No one really wants to die
To save the world

Tell me that you’re torn asunder
From how we fail to learn
And tell me if the Earth goes under
Where’s your anger now

[CHORUS]
So it hurts to
Be alive, my friend
In this masquerade where
All one day must die

Don’t you wish you
Were unborn again
Just for a minute
Just for a minute more

[Solo]

Tic-Toc
The ticking at the tear asunder
The beating from a heart of stone
The loss of your divine prosperity

[CHORUS]
‘Cause it costs to
Be alive, my friend
And this life that someone
Merely gave to you

That’s the price you pay
Minute by minute
You beg for a minute more

Dim is the light of a war day
In the land of the undying sun
Hollow the silence around me
Distant the sound of a gun

Port side is close to the shore
I wonder where she is
Incoming shot cross the bow
Will she remember me

Wail my April moon
God forsaken soul
I remember you
Come with me tonight

Damned is the dawn of a new day
Revelations of death and despair
Frost misty waters around me
Frantic and naked the fear

Port side is close to the shore
Incoming shot cross the bow

Wail my April moon
God forsaken soul
I remember you
Come with me tonight

Say your prayers
Loud and clearly
All who still believe in god

When they met she was fifteen
Like a black rose blooming wild
And she already knew she was gonna die

“What’s tomorrow without you?
Is this our last goodbye”

She got weaker every day
As the autumn leaves flew by
Until one day, she told him,
“This is when I die”

“What was summer like for you?”
She asked him with a smile
“What’s tomorrow without you?”
He silently replied

She said,

“I will always be with you
I’m the anchor of your sorrow
There’s no end to what I’ll do
‘Cause I love you, I love you to death”

But the sorrow went too deep
The mountain fell too steep
And the wounds would never heal
‘Cause the pain of the loss
was more than he could feel

He said,

“I will always be with you
By the anchor of my sorrow
All I know, or ever knew,
Is I love you, I love you to death”

“What’s tomorrow without you?
Is this our last goodbye?”

[Solo]

“I will always be with you
I’m the anchor of your sorrow
There’s no end to what I’ll do
‘Cause I love you”

So you can hear
They claim with conviction
You’ve got a crowd

So what’s your appeal
Your voice, your predictions
They’re getting loud

But if I let you die, you must forgive me

Raise me up, up through the ashes
(welcome the paradise you made)
Take me on, into the light

You want to die
Create a sensation
Be makin’ the news

An eye for an eye
my king of creation
king of the Jews

Before I let you die, you must forgive me

Raise me up, up through the ashes
(welcome the paradise you made)
Take me on, into the light

[Solo]

Give me a sign of remorse
(I don’t need your blood)
You will hang on the cross
For playing god

You the people must decide
The self-proclaimed prophet, or the novice murderer
The king or the convict, it’s up to you
So tell me who’s free to go

Raise me up, up through the ashes
(forgive my every sin)
Take me on, into the light
Raise me up, up through the ashes
Take me on, into the light

On the fields you restore your beliefs,
Like an old man in church on a Sunday.
crawl the dirt on your elbows and knees,
Any minute you know you could die.

So come save us, turn water to wine,
Give me words of unfathomable wisdom
As I’m crossing the enemy’s line,
Where the wounded and dead show the way.

(Show me the way)

Tell me when the night is gone,
Like washed away,
Make a wish beneath the mourning star.

How can there be a reason for war?
For the life of a human that suffers
I remember, I heard it before,
Tell me all when the new day begins.

(The new day begins)

Tell me when the night is gone,
Like washed away,
Make a wish beneath the mourning star.
When the victory is won,
The old cliché,
Underneath the same old mourning star.

[rest in peace all that be good]
why please tell me why
[rest in piece thy fatherhood]
You gave the world all this pain

Tell me when the man is gone,
Like washed away,
Make a wish beneath the mourning star.
When the victory is won,
The old cliché,
Underneath the same old mourning star.

I don’t dare to take it slowly,
Cause time may pass me by.
Restless like a newborn morning,
I am hard to satisfy.
Will you take me away?

In the silence of the darkness,
I can’t pretend I’m wide awake,
Afraid I could go under.
In the silence of the darkness,
I stumble for the light of day,
But the journey never ends.

I can paint the world with flowers,
grown by heaven’s gate.
and reckless like the stormy ocean,
I could cover them with hate.
But it all sounds the same.

In the silence of the darkness,
I can’t pretend I’m wide awake,
Afraid I could go under.
In the silence of the darkness,
I stumble for the light of day,
But the journey never ends.

In the silence of the darkness,
I can’t pretend I’m wide awake,
Afraid I could go under.
In the silence of the darkness,
I stumble for the light of day,
But the journey never ends.

What’s the miracle, if life itself is not?
Who am I to praise it’s worth
With a hymn??
I may stumble over words that I forgot,
Just as life itself will slowly begin.

Sing me a song for the mountains to move,
Sing me the anthem of life,
Sing me the anthem of life.

I’m sceptical, I like my glass of wine,
I don’t know your name, or what I am to do.
One day you’ll wonder why I read between the lines,
And you will sing for me, the way I sang for you.

Sing me a song for the ocean to part,
Sing me the anthem of life,
Sing me the anthem of life,
Sing me the anthem of life.

So another page is turned,
Pray I understand what’s happening,
But if anything, I do know this,
I’ll be the best I can.

Sing me a song like the angels rejoice,
Sing me an anthem of life,
Sing me the anthem,
Sing me the anthem of life.

First you said that you would never leave me
Merry were my days
Then you told me life is never easy
And left without a trace

But how come I want you
Like the soil yearns for the rain

Won’t you light up
Won’t you light up my life
Let my soul breathe
Tell me wrong tell me right
You’re my mind cage
Like a mountain far away
You were always there
Dressed in summer white

You will never know how much I miss you
Or open to my fear
Find a maze I make my way through
and enter if you dare

How come I want you
Like the soil yearns for the rain

Won’t you light up
Won’t you light up my life
Let my soul breathe
Tell me wrong tell me right
You’re my mind cage
Like a mountain far away
You were always there
Dressed in summer white

Remember my name
And paint the darkness with your light
Go sing your song for all the broken hearted
Like Eden echoes in my head
The unforgiven gave you all

Won’t you light up
Won’t you light up my life
Let my soul breathe
Tell me wrong tell me right
You’re my mind cage
Like a mountain far away
You were always there
Dressed in summer white

What’s a miracle if life itself is not
Who am I to praise its worth
I may stumble over words that I forgot
Just as life itself slowly began

Sing me a song for the mountains to move
Sing me the anthem of life
Sing me the anthem of life

I am skeptical I like my glass of wine
I don’t know your name or what I am to do
One day you’ll wonder why, I read between the lines
And you will sing for me the way I sang for you

Sing me a song for the ocean to part
Sing me the anthem of life
Singe me the anthem of life

And so another page has turned
I pray I understand what’s happening
But if anything I do know this
I’ll be the best I can

Sing me a song like the angels rejoice
Sing me an anthem of life
Sing me the anthem
sing me the anthem of life

[Limited Edition Bonus Track]

In a garden in a hand
Lies a key to shadow land
You’re far from feeling strong
The worst begins

In the sediments of life
In the comfort of a knife
You hold your breath
And pray to god it won’t take long

And you wonder where the rainbow ends
With its autumn setting sun

[Chorus]
There’s a way from it all
Though the chances are small
We’ll come back again
Won’t you think it over

Life is a pendulous fall
But maybe worth the pain
And soon enough we’ll go
Where nobody can touch us

Like a mother you were aimed
And you gave her what she claimed
Just like a good old friend
In the abyss of the mind
You found all there is to find
Bet we all have broken hearts to mend

So you wonder where the rainbow ends
Where the world must have begun

[Chorus]
There’s a way from it all
Though the chances are small
We’ll come back again
Won’t you think it over

Life is a pendulous fall
But maybe worth the pain
And soon enough we’ll go
Where nobody can touch us

[Solo]

[Chorus]
There’s a way from it all
Though the chances are small
We’ll come back again
Won’t you think it over

Life is a pendulous fall
But maybe worth the pain
And soon enough we’ll go

Life is a pendulous fall
But maybe worth the pain
(So you wonder where the rainbow ends)
Where nobody can touch us

[Japanese bonus track]

Once in my life
A second of eternity
Seems long in my mind
What used to be
Keep changing over time
Don’t go
Please don’t say it’s over ’til it is

Don’t say goodbye
Like we’d never meet again
Leave me a lie
At the season’s end

Moments in time
Seems to be so long
In my old mind
My images of may
You gave me a sign
I took the chance
Of never looking back
I hope you understand

Don’t say goodbye
Like we’d never meet again
Leave me a lie
At the season’s end
Come lift the light
Into heaven with a song
Don’t say goodbye
‘Cause it’s been so long

It’s been so long
It’s been so long

You gave me a sign
I took a chance
By never looking back
I hope you understand

I hope you don’t say goodbye
Like we’d never meet again (Say goodbye…)
Leave me a lie
At the season’s end (Season’s end)
Come lift the light
Into heaven with a song (With a song…)
Don’t say goodbye
‘Cause it’s been so long

[with Shagrath from DIMMU BORGIR]

ASPIRAT PRIMO FORTUNA LABORI
ME DUCE TUTUS ERIS
VOX POPULI VOX DEI
AD MAIOREM DEI GLORIAM…
AD INFINITUM

[English translation:]

[The fortune is smiling at our first effort,
let me lead you and you will be safe,
the voice of people, voice of god
for bigger glory of the god
to the infinity.]

You know just who I am
Don’t be so distant
Cause when you’re lost
I am solely there to share your grief

Wailing for your sorrow
Is only my way to comfort you
Reminders of innocent youth
Waiting for morrow you’re lonely
I name your solitude
I speaketh the truth

Now tell me all about your pain
Down to the detail
Don’t say it’s love
Your fragile heart feeds my contempt

Wailing for your sorrow
Is only my way to comfort you
Reminders of innocent youth
Waiting for morrow you’re lonely
I name your solitude
I speaketh the truth

Chase the heathen call
We belong… you and I
Unison in all you deny

I am the thorn in your side
That seeks accomplishment
Reminding the mortal of death
I am the spore of your pride
An angel heaven sent
The master of all
I am the urge of the flesh

Rules without exceptions last eternally
Every move you make creates your destiny
I’ve come to soak my sorrow in halo black
As black as the seal on my soul

Cause when the lights are down
There’s no more to say
Love is the real pain
An internal revolution in our minds
And when the lights are down
You’re so far away
Tell me your real name
In the silence of the darkness we unite

(Rules without exceptions last eternally
Every move you make creates your destiny)
What can protect me from the past
And all the things that I have done
She told me and then she was gone

But when the lights are down
There’s no more to say
Deep in the shadows
Where the last of my delusions made a stand
Cause when the lights are down
She’ll take me away
Tell me her real name
And in death we’ll live the love we never had

Come all ye faithful beneath the moon
Into the void as one
Marching on

[with Simone Simons from EPICA]

Merely the sound of your voice
Made me believe that
that you were her
Just like the river disturbs
…my inner peace
Once I believed I could find
Just a trace of her beloved soul
Once I believed she was all
Then she smothered my beliefs

One cold winter’s night
I may follow her voice to the river
Leave me for now and forever
Leave while you can

[Chorus:]
Somewhere in time
I will find you and haunt you again
Like the wind sweeps the earth
Somewhere in time
When no virtues are left to defend
You fall in deep

[Post chorus:]
I was a liar in every debate
I rule the forces that fueled your hate
When the cold in my heart leaves
It comes to an end
And quietly I’ll go to sleep

How could that first time recur
When memories linger on and on
What made me think you were her
Helena is dead to all
dead to all
Nothing can bring her to life
Don’t pretend that I’ll be loving you
Once I believed she was gone
I’m corrupted from within
Leave me for now and forever
Leave while you can

[Chorus]

[Post chorus]

[Ariel]
Follow me into the light
Leave me tonight
I’ve gone too far to begin all anew
With someone like you

[Marguerite]
Like ice on a lake of tears
I’ll take you through
Life fades in anew
With someone like you

[Chorus]

[Post chorus]

If my soul could revive
From my carnal remains
What does it matter to me
If it all fades to black
If I’m born once again
Then no one really is free
How could I be condemned
For the things that I’ve done
If my intentions were good
I guess I’ll never know
Some things under the sun
Can never be understood

How can we believe in heaven
Human reason counters all
Ideas of a soul society
My life is just a fragment
Of the universe and all
There must be more than I can see

In the dark we’re the same
In the concept of time
We’re like a grain of sand
And we strive for the flame
As if death was our aim
Cause we cannot understand

How I wish there was heaven
All for one and one for all
A flawless soul society
Our lives are just a fragment
Of the universe and all
There may be more than we can see

Sub sole nihil novi est
Ad astra per aspera
Quaerite prime regnum dei
Ante bellum memento mori

[English translation:]

[Nothing new under the sun
to the stars through the thorns
At first seek the kingdom of the god
Remember the death before war.]

Once my life was plain and clear
I recall
Once my ignorance was bliss
Nightfall came
Like a serpent’s kiss
To my troubled mind

Why my God
Have you abandoned me
In my sobriety
Behind the old facade
I’m your bewildered child
So take me cross the river wide

Binding promises were made
On my soul
Grand illusions lead astray
Ice cold winds swept my heart away
Bring me back to you

[Helena]
I remember a song
Like in a dream
Where September was long
And winter unreal

Why my God above
Have you abandoned me
In my sobriety
Behind the old facade
I’m your bewildered child
So take me cross the river wide

Pushing for the limit of sanity
Pushing for the surface
…so I can breathe
Dark is the night for us all, but some days
I feel the light crawling down from these jagged walls
Blessed sunlight

Some of this pain is sole subjected
But what was I to do
Some of this pain will always stay
Deep and true

I left her with a warning… without protection
‘Cause the human nature has its ways with lust
With her back against the wall she crumbled
Just a minute more would have saved her life
And even so… part of me
Blessed sunlight

Some of this pain is sole subjected
But what was I to do
Some of this pain will always stay
Deep and true

I see her shame in my desire
It all took place too soon
Some of these wounds will always bleed
Over you

I have never craved the system’s sympathy
I get restless over pity smiles
Some precaution wouldn’t harm my history
If I had the will to wait a little while

You cut the silence like a knife
You know I can’t repent for all

Moonlight falling over me
Sail on where the shadows hide
Moonlight crawling down on me
Just like you could not compete with my pride

Compensation for a misconducted life
Is it way too much to ask
Hard to wake up
With your heart and soul deprived
When the morning comes
The second to your last

You cut the silence like a knife
At the edge of my last defenses
You cut the silence like a knife
You know I won’t repent for all

Moonlight falling over me
Sail on where the shadows hide
Moonlight crawling down on me
Just like you could not compete with my pride

Shine on silver from the sky into the night
Gaia shivers and I need your leading light

Moonlight falling over me
Sail on where the shadows hide
Moonlight crawling down on me
Just like you could not compete with my pride

[Female Voice singing]

C’era una volta un uomo
Con gli occhi verso la luna
E si chiedeva:
“Verra presto l’amore?”
E che altro esiste
In un cuore gelato?
Tranne il pensiero
Di un assassinio molto silenzioso

[TRANSLATION]

[Once upon a time there was a man
With his eyes towards the moon
And he wonder to himself:
"Will love come soon?"
And does something else exist
In a frozen heart?
Except the thought of a
Very silent murder]

Come wind
Come snow
Come winterland
I have resigned myself to death
Come will to show the hidden hand
So I can draw my final breath
You could take me higher
So you said and I trusted you
I may be a liar, but betrayal lies on you

I can feel when the journey ends
Final call for a last defense

Darkness come tonight
I have no fear of what you hold
Darkness come alive
You are the stories I’ve been told

I possess the power
Of survival in the cold
Life is like a flower
As it stumbles out of fall

We all know when our time has come
This is where I will linger on

Darkness come tonight
I have no fear of what you hold
Darkness come alive
You are the stories I’ve been told

Darkness come tonight
Nothing can take my faith away
Darkness come alive
Life fades to black from silver grey

Here we are
Under the same old sun
All alone yet somehow bound and unified
Dust to dust…
Ashes to ashes won’t take long
We search for a harbour
Somewhere to belong

They say that faith is all you need
To stay forever young
What you’ve sown is what you reap
Our sins can’t be undone

There is a god in each society
So right is wrong where wrong is right
No one could be sure
Still we are certain
That what we know is truth
The only truth
We’re building our temples taller

They say that faith is all you need
To stay forever young
What you’ve sown is what you reap
Our sins can’t be undone

How can we trust them once again
They used to tell us lies
Their voices will sustain
Cause nothing ever dies

Love is the only truth
Pure as the well of youth
Until it breaks your heart
You took me higher
Than the mountains I have climbed
You waited all your life for me
You left me all alone behind
But we’ll meet again
We will meet again

Who wants to separate
The world we know from our beliefs
And who sees only black and white
Distinguish loss from sacrifice
Some day we may come to peace
With the world within ourselves
And I will await you
Until I close my eyes

When your time has come
You know you’ll be lonely once again
And the final winter comes to us all
Life is treacherous
But you’re not the only who must pretend

We’re a second in time
We’re the last in the line
Of the prey that walks the earth
Good and evil combined

I am the god in my own history
The master of the game
I may believe if she would come to me
And whisper out my name
Sometimes I wonder where the wind has gone
If life has ever been
Sometimes I wonder how belief alone
Can cut me free from sin

When you close your eyes
Mementos of summer retrieves your mind
Like a drizzle afternoon cleans the air
When the winter blows
You’re glad you remember you really tried

And it comes to an end
Even winter… life fall
And we all have our beliefs
Pray for mercy for all

I am a man without a mystery
The deal is done within
I will embrace the coldest winter breeze
And pay for every sin

[Helena]
VICTORIA, NON PRAEDA
MEMENTO MORI

[Mephisto]
UNA VOCE… VOLO, NON VALEO
DULCE ET DECORUM EST
PRO PATRIA MORI
MEMENTO MORI

[Ariel]
So subservant in your embrace
No more denial
No run away
This is the final
My last recall
And that’s the price for what we learn
The more we know the more we yearn
Cause we’re so alone

I am a man without a mystery
The deal is done within
I will embrace the coldest winter breeze
The journey can begin
I’m still the god in my own history
I still believe that she will come to me
And whisper out my name

Some day we will come to peace
And reach beyond behind the lies
And I will await you
Until I close my eyes

Life has never been better than it is right now (Happy new year)
And finally while I still have your attention
I want to wish you all a happy new year (Yahoo!)

Happy new year

Songs of pain and soothing lullabies
Songs of happiness and some that make us cry
One song we share
The cross we all bear
One that segregates
One that unifies

All we wonder
No one ever denies
If once given life we must die

So bow down with me
Where summer fades into fall
And leave your hatchets of hate
Bow down with me
And sing the saddest of all
The song we all serenade

The more we know
The less we understand
Life… eternity
The savagery of man
We want it all
Aimed at the fall
What is destiny with the masterplan

All we wonder
No one ever denies
If once given life we must die

So bow down with me
Where summer fades into fall
And leave your hatchets of hate
Bow down with me
And sing the saddest of all
The song we all serenade

Hold on now
Don’t leave don’t let it go
Dance away the waltz of life
Right or wrong
The seed we never sow
That’s our loss
Our sacrifice

What does the winter bring
If not yet another spring

[Bonus track]

One other year has left my life
One year bygone so soon
These were the days I sacrificed
These days were lived for you

Some came with winter in white
Some days were blown away
Some came with sultry summer nights
Some with October rain

“All that you see or seem, is but a dream within a dream”
[Edgar Allan Poe]

Move slowly
Beyond the colors of my eyes
Move slowly
Into the corners of my mind
Rising like the Pegasus
Each and every one of us
Released
Islands in the sea of dreams
Always searching harmony
And peace

All we find
Reject our mind
Don’t you wonder why

If the war by heavens gate released desire
In the line of fire someone must have known
That a human heart demands to be admired
Cause in the Center of the Universe
We are all alone

Show me sign of paradise
A place we all would like to go to
Tell me what to sacrifice
So there’s a chance for me to want you

All I find
Reject my mind
And I wonder why

If the war by heavens gate released desire
In the line of fire someone must have known
That a human heart demands to be admired
Cause in the Center of the Universe
We are all alone

I have a tale to be told won’t you listen tonight
Follow me into the core of the fountain of light
Try to imagine that hope is our ship for the soul
(Over the ocean the quest of your life lies ahead)
Maybe together we’ll find there’s a place for us all
(Follow the star in your mind, sail along sail along)

Winter’s close…and the mountain high
I’ll start my journey now
On this planet we call Earth we belong
I want to know
Why did God make me feel
There is more to be answered
Maybe God cannot remedy
Our souls if he tried
I seek peace of mind at least
And to know I did my best
I will pray for those I have loved

I must take your farewell
Carried by destiny
Bound to obey

I must take your farewell
Trails of discovery
Lead me an ocean away

No one holds the only truth in his hand
So who am I
To defy even God
In quest for a reason
There’s no time to waste I’m afraid

I must take your farewell
Carried by destiny
Bound to obey

I must take your farewell
Trails of discovery
Lead me an ocean away
So far away

When the tide is high
I won’t dwell or wait no longer

Dolcissimae… oh Fortuna… Venit Meos..

Sleepless
Not really quite awake
Where the soul conforms
To deeper needs
Free within frames of custody
I revolve my spirit and exhale

On the edge of paradise
Poison burning
In my veins
Unavailing…compromised
My dreams remain the same

Soothing but yet so violent
In this world within the other world
Moonlight…in visions…heaven sent
I see demon eyes and wings unfurled

On the edge of paradise
Poison burning
In my veins
Unavailing…compromised
My dreams remain the same

On the edge of paradise
Powerless
I sail on by
Undermining life itself
My will to wonder why

I recall one summer’s night
Within the month of June
Flowers in mahogany hair
And smell of earth in bloom
Only such a melody
Comes without a sound
More than faintly heard by those
Who know what they have found
Now it’s just a memory

Silently we wander
Into this void of consequence
My shade will always haunt her
But she will be my guiding light

Silently we wander
In search of truth and confidence
So many hopes were lost here
Along the way
From morning to night

Meet me by the wishing well
In cover of the moon
Whisper to me tenderly
That I will see you soon
Sing that song from long ago
So I remember you
Flowers in mahogany hair
And mellow days in June
Only for the memory

Silently we wander
Into this void of consequence
My shade will always haunt her
But she will be my guiding light

Silently we wander
In search of truth and confidence
So many hopes were lost here
Along the way
From morning to night

From ashes we were born
In silence we unite

[MEPHISTO:]
Speak my friend
You look surprised
I thought you knew
I’d come disguised
On angel wings…in white
I can make
Your dreams come true
What a couple…
Me and you
On journey through the night

I will show you everything so vividly
You can’t deny me

Bathed in moonlight
I’m proclaimed by angels cry
Think well
Do take your time
Because your soul
Will be mine the day you die

Name a pleasure
One…a few
Any form
Of lust in you
Will tremble at my touch
I come down from heaven’s light
I have all the perfect alibis
There’s so much…

I will show you everything so vividly
You won’t deny me

Bathed in moonlight
I’m proclaimed by angels cry
Think well
Do take your time
Because your soul
Will be mine the day you die

Call my name or carry on
Till that last resistance’ gone
I’m sure we’ll meet again

I’m your true disciple
When the flesh desires
You won’t deny me

[ARIEL:]
His invitation was clear
I shut my eyes…and now I’m here

[MASTER OF CEREMONIES:]
Please make way,
our host is making his entree

[MEPHISTO:]
Everyone is here
The feast can soon begin
Vanity we celebrate
My favourite of sins

[ARIEL:]
Chandeliers so grand
That heaven sees the shine
And my friend declares
Everything I look at could be mine
It’s a miracle
Life till now has been a waste
You have proved to me
By your hand I’m truly graced
Unbelievable
Gold and glitter blinding me
So adorable
All these women from my fantasies

[MEPHISTO:]
Come with me my little ones
Let’s revel for the free
Raise your glass and praise the fact
How easy life can be

[ARIEL/EVERYBODY:]
In the splendour of the night
I’ve found company
Once again I feel that life’s begun
All the wrongs seem to be right
Drowned in ecstasy
Every star is like a newborn sun

May the life I knew be gone
I accept the deed
But one point we have to modify
If I wish to linger on
In a state of still
Only then I’m yours the day I die

I am breathless,
Need I say
How could you find me here?
You, of all, have crossed my way
Unexpectedly…from where?
I feel like I am dreaming
Hold me close,
Tomorrow may be gone

This is a moment of belief
This is a moment made of dreams
You found me here today
On the coldest winter night
This moment is our right

Now, Helena tell me all
The years we’ve been apart…
Did you hear the mountain fall?
…my broken heart
Don’t wake me if I’m dreaming
Hush, my dear
Because tomorrow may be gone

Lost in the present, I am sure
This is the moment, say no more
You found me here today
On the coldest winter night
This moment is our right

This is a moment of belief
This is a moment made of dreams
You found me here today
On the coldest winter night
This moment is our right

Helena you came to me
When seemingly life had begun
Little did I know then
Where this would go
When this begun
Once I was free to fly…
I never promised anything
This may well be goodbye

Don’t ask why
Don’t be sad
Sometimes we all
Must alter paths we planned
Only try understand
I want to save you
From the lost and damned

Although you hold me close
I feel retention arise
Just as a hint of fear
Like subtle clouds
In summer skies
Once in the moonlight…
I can’t explain
And I don’t know
Somehow we may reunite

Don’t ask why
Don’t be sad
Sometimes we all
Must alter paths we planned
Don’t forget what we had
But let me save you
From the lost and damned

Love means nothing to me
If there is a higher place to be

Helena don’t you cry
Believe me; I do this for you
Heed my decision now
I will be gone tomorrow noon
My tale has just begun
Nothing can take my faith away
In my quest for the sun

Don’t ask why
Don’t be sad
Sometimes we all
Must alter paths we planned
Only try understand
I try to save you
From the lost and damned

Don’t ask why
Don’t be sad
Sometimes we all
Must alter paths we planned
Leave me behind, don’t look back
Because deep within you know
I’m lost and damned

[HELENA:]
I remember a song
From long ago
Some of the pieces
They remind me of you
How could I know
You were to leave me
I thought that I was that melody
Oh so wrong
I’m but a whisper tonight

And if this is goodbye
I will leave
But I’ll love you
Until the end

[RIVER SPIRIT:]
If the grace of God is real
And the word of Christ can heal
Bring their souls to heaven’s light
Bless the unborn child tonight

[TOWN CRIER:]
Hear ye hear ye! The lady
Helena has committed a sin.
Now death lies on her, like an
untimely frost upon the
sweetest flower of all the field…

I just had a dream
She was by the riverside
Alone and dressed in white
Paling in the cold
Walking on the icy face
On memories of glory days

Carry on
Carry on
Meet me on the other side
Once the mourning after turns to day

Carry on
Carry on
Keep on to the other side
The mourning after slowly fades

How could I have known
Just the thought is simply wild
In her womb…a little child
I am left to roam
On the surface of a dream
In a world that can’t be seen

Carry on
Carry on
Just you carry on
Till the mourning is over

Carry on
Carry on
Just you carry on
Till the mourning after leaves

[MEPHISTO:]
When you play with fire
You must anticipate some burns
Chasing for desire…
It’s just a different way to learn

[ARIEL:]
I am defected from God
[HELENA:]
God had seized my soul
[ARIEL:]
So low redemptions too far
[HELENA:]
I am heaven’s sheen
[ARIEL:]
She’s the one that I loved
[HELENA:]
Love is all around
[ARIEL:]
And she tore me apart
[HELENA:]
The dark can never win

[MEPHISTO:]
All that I require
Is some trust as the pages turn
I can take you higher
Cause your will is my concern

[ARIEL:]
I am defected from God
[HELENA:]
God had seized my soul
[ARIEL:]
So low redemptions too far
[HELENA:]
I am heaven’s sheen
[ARIEL:]
She’s the one that I loved
[HELENA:]
Love is all around
[ARIEL:]
And she tore me apart
[HELENA:]
The dark can never win

[ARIEL:]
So long…maybe forever
I must carry on
Why did God take away
That one thing I wanted
Maybe God is the melody
We all serenade

[MEPHISTO:]
You would not feel sadness
If you never tasted joy
That’s the curse of humans
Born in passion you destroy

I never count on yesterday
Because the past can also change
I’ll never give myself away
Life is worthwhile on the edge
Words sound so hollow in the cold
Maybe she’s forgotten all

I don’t remember how
I felt the night she came
Memories spin around
They flow
Don’t want to let her down
Moments disappear like shame…like snow

Signs never told me anything
Nothing I could know for sure
I never knew what she would bring
Or what I am to her today
My words…
Almost swallowed by the snow
Maybe she’s forgotten all

I don’t remember how
I felt the night she came
Memories spin around
They flow
Don’t want to let her down
Moments disappear like shame…like snow

She is the poison in my mind
The thorns in my head
She has no mountain to be climbed
No faults to regret

I never count on yesterday
Because the past may not exist
I’ll never give myself away
When there’s reason to resist
Words draped in crystals melt away

I don’t remember how
I felt the night she came
Memories spin around
They flow
Don’t want to let her down
Moments disappear like shame…like snow

[Japan Bonus Track]

Like the shadows cover me
Rising from my ecstasy…

In a glimpse from a quiet childhood
I recall a mother’s smile
Nothing needs to be understood,
I am free

In the deep of a distant forest
I’ll lose my sense of time
Where the words of the wind is honest,
I can breathe

Someone told me there’s a higher mountain
But I’ll wait here for a while
Only led by the deepest hunger,
I’ll flee from exile

[Chorus]
Like the shadows cover me
You’re behind me once again
Rising from my ecstasy
Rising from my pain

Like the shadows follow me
You can wash my steps away
Not the one I want to be
But still somehow the same

[Instrumental]

there’s a pain within
that I can’t define
there’s an empty space
where your love used to shine
from the night we met
till the day you died
do you think I wished
do you still believe I tried
all too soon we were divided
and life had just begun

will you revive
from the chaos in my mind
where we still are bound together
will you be there
waiting by the gates of dawn
when I close my eyes forever

I belong to you
you belong to me
it’s the way things are
always meant to be

like the morning star
and the rising sun

you convey my life
and forgive me what I’ve done

all too soon we were divided
into darkness and light

will you revive
from the chaos in my mind
where we still are bound together
will you be there
waiting by the gates of dawn
when I close my eyes forever

save me
reverse how I’m thinking of you
every breath I take
brings me closer
closer to forever, to you
I’m waiting for the day that I’m gone

sometimes my visions
are distant and vague
down at the base
of the mountain
once in a while I am
weak and afraid
tired and sick of it all
I don’t believe
that my story is set
nothing is destined
or blatant
bound to this body
a world full of hate
no one will heed if I fall

no one can see it
but you know that it’s there
guiding the steps of your soul
holding the truth
in the cross that you bear
die with a heart that is bold

fly on the wings of despair
no one is holding you back
the call of the wild is internal
conquer the silence you fear
tomorrow will not fade to black
a new day is dawning
remember
no one can save you today

the questions are more
than the answers I know
that doesn’t mean you are lonely
searching for more
consecutive goal’s
making it worth to go on

no one can see it
but you know that it’s there
guiding the steps of your soul
holding the truth
in the cross that you bear
die with a heart that is bold

fly on the wings of despair
no one is holding you back
the call of the wild is internal
conquer the silence you fear
tomorrow will not fade to black
a new day is dawning
remember
no one can save you today

you, and you alone
is forging the path
leave your sorrows with the past

never believe
that the story is set
nothing is destined
or blatant
bound to this body
a world full of hate
no one will heed if you fall

where has all the magic gone
lost behind or lost along
a victim of the pulse of our society
don’t you miss the ancient times
the riddles and the subtle signs
a relative perspective on reality
I get stronger in the splendor
of a lucid moon
only creatures of the night

all my demons cast a spell
the souls of dusk rising from the ashes
so the book of shadows tell
the weak will always obey the master

heading for the dragons lair
another time and a different sphere
I leave the nothingness behind
and when the sense of logic yields
I’ll escape the outer shields
into the universal mind

I get stronger in the splendor
of a lucid moon
only creatures of the night
can heal my wounds

[Dedicated to the memory of Thomas Youngblood Sr.]

little by little
I’ve come to this point
on my own I’ve been searching my way
I lost you so early
the days went so fast
you don’t know how I prayed every day

a song to remember
a song to forget
you’ll never know how I tried
to make you proud
and to honor your name but
you never told me goodbye

now that your are gone
casting shadows from the past
you and all the memories will last

don’t you cry
or suffer over me
I will be waiting for you
don’t you cry
angels never fade away
I’ll be watching over you
see you through

now I’m a man and
I’m feeling you still
could it be you were there all along
a time to surrender
a time to forgive
with solace I give you this song

now that you are gone
casting shadows from the past
in my dreams I hear your voice at last

don’t you cry
or suffer over me
I will be waiting for you
don’t you cry
angels never fade away
I’ll be watching over you
see you through

I can see you tonight
in the pale winter light
father and son again
the bond of blood will never end

I am a king of honor
gold and glory
but every king must also die
have I been just and righteous
what is glory
I know I’ve torn and taken life
and here I stand
a small and simple man

who will trade his karma for my kingdom
a sacrificial rite to render truth
the fire in my soul rejects my wisdom
cause all you do in life comes back to you

I am a king in crisis
counting minutes
there is an ending to my reign
my sins have come to face me
I can feel it
that I have lived my life in vain
and now I know I’ll reap
the seeds I’ve sown

who will trade his karma for my kingdom
a sacrificial rite to render truth
the fire in my soul rejects my wisdom
cause all you do in life comes back to you

am I mad
I feel so void and cold
who can tell
who holds the stories untold
tired and trembling
I am descending
will I have to stay here
and live this life again

yet a day is dawning
I am sad but also strong
this gift that I’ve been given
tells me where I do belong
falling I’m falling down
and you recall my strength
time will slowly pull me under
but you will catch my breath

this is a praise to all of you

cause the light I shine on you
is what you gave to me
I’m a crystal clear and true
I’m your cairn and creed

you think that I’m a mountain
but there’s a price I have to pay
for the love I have forsaken
can never be replaced

crying I’m crying out
be careful with my soul
unbounded I’m like water
but so fragile in the cold
and this is a praise to all of you

cause the light I shine on you
is what you gave to me
I’m a crystal clear and true
I’m your cairn and creed

the mysteries of life
take us high and low
the road can be long
it seems
someone is lost
but no one is free

falling I’m falling down
into your open arms
each and every gathered glow
maintains my shining star

this is a praise to all of you…

I see you when it snows
in crystals dancing down
from a sultry sky
when silence is pure and unbreakable
I can see you smiling
in every frozen tear
I can hear you whisper “You and I?

little did we know
that they were life itself
the days passing by
we both had our share in the sacrifice

once upon a time
we had something beautiful
once upon a time
I thought “you and I?

take me wherever
the answer lingers in the sand
show me the way as the story unfolds
love is remote
in this wailing winter wonderland
show me the way to the temples of gold

bless me with a kiss
across the universe
when day and night converge
and whisper my name till I fall asleep

tell me tales from days bygone
tell me little lies
tell me once again it’s just “you and I?

I’ve been witness to so many wars
that I’m blind to affliction
no ability left to remorse
it’s my faith and conviction
wide awake
in this world
full of hate
I unfurl

but I am damned
if life itself is condemnation
I am immortal
thus my freedom is captivity
flying all across the highlands
searching for a way
to finalize my history
rising high above the mountains
reaching for the sky
closer to my sanctuary

all my life I’ve been trying to die
reach complete segregation
I am ready to open my eyes
to a new revelation

lost in time
there’s no place
for my soul
in his embrace

for I am damned
if life itself is condemnation
I am immortal
thus my freedom is captivity
bound to live eternally

However; the line thus my freedom is captivity is incorrect.
the correct line for the second and third time they sing this
bridge is:

I am immortal
and I can’t escape my destiny.
Bound to live eternally

mirror can you tell me
how to stay forever young
let me know the secret
I will hold my twisted tongue
please protect my beauty
velvet skin so pure and white
hear my name resounding
like a hymn at dead of night

once I struck a servant
she’s a virgin free from sin
drops of blood caressed me
and refined my aging skin

could this be the answer
uncorrupted carmine red
voices keep resounding
in my dazed bewildered head

have I found myself eternity
someone has heard my prayers
now I’ll become divine

have I found myself divinity
I’m no longer a slave
to the vicious hands of time

mother can you hold me
one more time again
whisper “I still love you? in my ear
mother did you lie
would you tell me why
there is something deeper that I fear
justify the malice I portray
daggers in the darkness find your way
when the moon is full and piercing bright
drench me with your innocence tonight

don’t you want to die
walk beside me evermore
don’t you feel alive
like you’ve never felt before

visions of the future
unprofound and blurred
I have passed the point of no return

justify the malice I portray
let me keep my beauty one more day
when the moon is full and piercing bright
drench me with your innocence tonight
don’t you want to die
walk beside me evermore
don’t you feel alive
like you’ve never felt before

don’t you want to die
souls transcending, silver shine
don’t you feel alive
your blood preserves my place in time

breathe in deep
smell these halls of hate
carve your name into these walls
before it is too late
cold and twisted
they resisted
what was I to do
all I ever wanted was
a fraction of the truth

walking in the shadows
of my blackened mind
lost inside this shallow
vanity of time

what if there’s a God a hell and heaven
fire is the torment I must face
dying by the souls I have forsaken
no one’s going to catch my fall from grace

(bleed on me)
watch me from your cage
as I rejoin my painful prime
(suffer and exhale)
you and I are relics
we provoke and we recline

walking in the shadows
of my blackened mind
angels crave my sorrow
sorrow they will find

what if there’s a God a hell and heaven
fire is the torment I must face
dying by the souls I have forsaken
no one’s going to catch my fall from grace

walking in the shadows
of my blackened mind
angels crave my sorrow
sorrow they will find

[French Bonus]
[dédié à la mémoire de Thomas Youngblood sén.]

si lentement
arrivé à ce point
sans personne
j’ai tracé mon chemin
toi sorti de ma vie
le temps passe si vite
tu n’sais pas mes prières chaque jour

chanson aux mémoires
chanson à l’oubli
sans adieu tu partais
tous mes efforts
pour te rendre si fier
jamais tu ne les voyais

toi parti d’ici
oh, les ombres du passé
ton souvenir me consolait

ne pleure pas
ni souffre pour moi
un jour on se trouvera
ne pleure pas
les anges nous protégeront
je te garde dans mon coeur
à jamais

homme maintenant
je te sens près de moi
étais-tu avec moi malgré tout
le temps de se rendre
le temps du pardon
consolé je te donne ma chanson

toi parti d’ici
oh, les ombres du passé
dans mes rêves enfin il y a ta voix

ne pleure pas
ni souffre pour moi
un jour on se trouvera
ne pleure pas
les anges nous protégeront
je te garde dans mon coeur

je te revois ce soir
dans la pâleur d’hiver
père et fils ensemble
les liens du sang
tiendront toujours

[Japan Bonus]

long time ago
the seed was sown
a child born in Uther’s name
concieved in sin
the future King
a new realm of truth proclaimed

they came from far
to meet this man
they saw he was just and wise
the flags unfold
the fires rise
reflecting the hate in his eyes

fighting for the crown
pride and honor to be found

born from sin
into Merlin’s hand
once and future king
vowed to return again

in moonlit haze
among the hills
Sir Mordred, Morgana’s shade
would slay his king
forever cling
to darkness his powers fade

fighting for the crown
pride and honor to be found

born from sin
into Merlin’s hand
once and future king
vowed to return again

Bedivere, my best of knights
this sword I beg you take
to the place where it belongs
and throw it in the lake

[Live]

in the black of the night she appears
I can see that she’s trying
to relocate the source of my fears
I’ve been searching her high and low

in this dream she will show me the door
to a new revelation
and I know that I’ve seen her before
that she’ll bring me salvation

I remember when she was still alive
always there by my side
every day is a fight to survive
every minute a shattered memory

like the sun shining down on me
like the breeze on the ocean
you’re the path of my destiny
I know you will follow me until Kingdom Come

when I watch from the tower at night
into fading horizons
I can see her shade in the twilight
dressed in silver she’s dancing

I recall as if it was today
always there by my side
you are reason, and relief to my pain
and one day we will reunite

like the sun shining down on me
like the breeze on the ocean
you’re the path of my destiny
I know you will follow me until Kingdom Come
like the sun shining down on me
like the breeze on the ocean
you’re the path of my destiny
I’ll follow my heart until Kingdom Come

[Live]

freedom fires burning
mighty kingdoms shall rise
crystal ships have returned
like pawns on a distant shore

there’s a cold empty place inside
where you know there’s no end

mighty storm mighty storm
stirs from the skies above
like a cold chill rushed upon my face

searching – for what awaits us
set a course for a new shore
for what tomorrow will bring

plunging the northern seas
winds fill the sails
as we approach another world
that time has forgotten me
the sun blinds and circles me

no man is an island
no footsteps have walked these shores
discoveries on virgin soil
let the Expedition begin

searching – for what awaits us
set a course for a new shore
for what tomorrow will bring

[Live]

due to the legend
a new king will come
rise in the morning horizon
brave and believing
for wars to be won
born with the heart of a lion
he will fight for a country unite
till the last drop of blood confines the oath
till all will respect him wherever he roams

deep in the woods
he can hear she’s alive
lost in the dark
of a dragons lament
searching the highlands
in trying to find
trace of Morgana
the Princess of Hate

he will be holding
the sword in the stone
knights of the kingdom will join him
bring back the honor
of Pendragons name
from where the cauldron is boiling

but the shadow of Uther restrains
all the efforts to reunite the realm
a witch of his own blood from heaven expelled

deep in the woods
there are prints in the sand
leading towards
where the angels repent
king of the ocean
king of the land
nothing can save him
from Merlin’s consent

coming of storms
battles of war
knights of thunder are fearless
thus goes the legend
the tale I was told
now we await his appearance
but the shadow of Uther remains
there is no way the king can break the oath
the shadow will follow wherever he roams

[Live]

I look into the black horizon
the more i see the more i know
I try to justify the wars won
but that won’t satisfy my soul

I hold the future in my hand
but I could easily destroy
I see the footprints in the sand
they seem to vanish in the void

can I walk away
can I choose to stay
feel I’m getting near
voices that I hear

sail away, follow the sacred heart
chase the sun, one with the moon and stars
sail away, You’ll find the promised land
in your hand, there is a New Millennium

I wish wouldn’t have to worry
about the life that lies ahead
but when the present turns tomorrow
I shall remember what they said

feel I’m getting near
voices that I hear

sail away, follow the sacred heart
chase the sun, one with the moon and stars
sail away, you’ll find the promised land
in your hand, there is a New Millennium

[Live]

can you hear the sirens resound?
from the coastline of Ireland tonight
it’s the song of a promising heart
of the souls that the ocean unite

and she stands by the window alone
staring into the rain
she is trying to guide his way home
from the waters that keep them apart

so she lights up a candle for hope to be found
captive and blind by the darkness around
firm as a mountain, she never will mourn
timeless awaiting the break of dawn

can you hear the sailorman’s hymn?
as it comes with the rise of the tide
it is sung where the rainbow begins
as a comfort for tears she has cried

she remains by the window alone
staring into the rain
she is trying to guide his way home
keeps on praying for god to protect him

she lights up a candle for hope to be found
captive and blind by the darkness around
each wave a promise, a new hope reborn
sunrise consoles at the break of dawn

[Live]

settle for the journey
sail across the seven seas
carried by the spirit of the brave
join the New Allegiance now
and pledge your sacred heart
a history that no one can forsake

flying like an eagle from oblivion
rising in the mirror of the sky

you will find the New Allegiance
like a beacon in the night
if you’re searching for salvation
reach inside
there’s a new world approaching
a fire to be seen
in following The Fourth Legacy

once you find the passage
to another promised land
don’t forget the ones you left behind

flying like an eagle from oblivion
guided by the rising morning star

you will find the New Allegiance
like a beacon in the night
if you’re searching for salvation
reach inside

there’s a new world approaching
a fire to be seen
in following The Fourth Legacy
there’s glory in the distance
for the one’s that pay the price
ignorance creates a subtle mind

keep the fighting spirit
never close your eyes
don’t forget the ones you left behind

flying like an eagle from oblivion
rising in the mirror of the sky

you will find the New Allegiance
like a beacon in the night
if you’re searching for salvation
reach inside
there’s a new world approaching
a fire to be seen
in following The Fourth Legacy

[Live]

endless alone lost at sea
it’s a never ending chore to
keep my head above these waters
I’ve never feared before

the sun has taken its toll
the salt runs in my veins
I’ve never feared before these
waters I’ve grown to hate
will I live to see tomorrow?
or will I die in this watery depth?
the sea is calling me
my will to live is stronger than
these tides could ever be
the sea is calling me
why won’t I let these waters
claim me victory?

I long for the place where the
winds and the tide tear at the shore
but in the twilights of my dreams
the fire rages on

endless alone lost at sea
it’s a never ending chore to
keep my head above these waters
I’ve never feared before

I long for the place where the
winds and the tide tear at the shore
but in the twilights of my dreams
the fire rages on

the sea is calling me
my will to live is stronger than
these tides could ever be
the sea is calling
why won’t I let these waters
claim me victory?

came across the waters
a kingdom in the sands
unfaithful to the sultan
a killing was at hand
challenged to survival
a legacy of fear
eternal mystic legends
one for every tear

nights of Arabia
the queen has lost her right to life
nights of Arabia
her destiny in story lines
nights of Arabia
a thousand tales and one for life
these are nights of Arabia

whispers in the moonlight
a gathering of vales
circled round the fire
to hear this evenings tale
standing on the threshold
the crest of darkened nights
seduction of the hunter
the slave regains her might

“lost inside a shadow
erase the sins I’ve made
heavenly reward me
with mercy on my fate”

nights of Arabia
the queen has lost her right to life
nights of Arabia
her destiny in story lines
nights of Arabia
a thousand tales and one for life
these are nights of Arabia
Sheherazade will never die

the sultan relents his feeble heart
his love for the queen is greater than he’ll ever know
“it’s easy to let you feed my nights
someone to touch, someone to hold,
someone to feel, someone to love”

“here I am to die alone
voices from heaven above
hear my call awaken my soul
forgive me for what I have done”

challenged to survival
a legacy of fear
eternal mystic legends
one for every tear

[Instrumental]

can you remember the morning
I told you goodbye
just when a new was dawning
a piece of me died

somehow I have to try to
getting used to being alone
If I could only hold you once again
I’d never let go

save me a prayer
when day turns to night

lord won’t you
show me the light
one day – I’ll find back to my heart and soul again
one day – I swear swear by your name

memories keep me awake
and you’re there by my side
I wonder if its only in my mind
that I am alive

save me a prayer
when day turns to night
lord won’t you
tell me I’m right

one day – I’ll find back to my heart and soul again
one day – I swear swear by your name

launch the silver spear
the world will cry a tear
in the heavens will appear
another angel
hear the elders cry
waiting for their time
as they look towards the heavens
why won’t they answer?

we are playing with nature
splitting the atom
confusing religions
killing the masses
we are not separate
from what we destroy
time has com for us
to make the only choice

we are not separate
from what we destroy
time has come for us
to make the only choice

we rape for our power
not caring for life
we tarnish our waters
’til they are as black as night

we visualize the future
with the eyes of the blind
we hear nature calling
but we still deny

[INSTRUMENTAL]

settle for the journey
sail across the seven seas
carried by the spirit of the brave
join the New Allegiance now
and pledge your sacred heart
a history that no one can forsake

flying like an eagle from oblivion
guided by the rising morning star

you will find the New Allegiance
like a beacon in the night
if you’re searching for salvation
reach inside
there’s a new world approaching
a fire to be seen
in following The Fourth Legacy

once you find the passage
to another promised land
don’t forget the ones you left behind

flying like an eagle from oblivion
rising in the mirror of the sky

you will find the New Allegiance
like a beacon in the night
if you’re searching for salvation
reach inside
there’s a new world approaching
a fire to be seen
in following The Fourth Legacy

there’s glory in the distance
for the one’s that pay the price
ignorance creates a subtle mind

keep the fighting spirit
never close your eyes
don’t forget the ones you left behind

flying like an eagle from oblivion
rising in the mirror of the sky

you will find the New Allegiance
like a beacon in the night
if you’re searching for salvation
reach inside
there’s a new world approaching
a fire to be seen
in following The Fourth Legacy

I rest my eyes
on the open field
a silver line
to heavens gate
my mind is blank
it’s a state I know
a sacred place
where all I see is hate

I raise my head
to retain my wrath
the savage force
that lives inside of me
foe to foe
one will die and one will be

and I pray she holds my soul
can you hear me calling?

silent goddess won’t you
conduct my fear away
silent goddess won’t you be
closer when I hate

the battle cries
and the sound of steel
another quest
for holy land
some true belief
in each open wound
in Luna’s light the lonely victor stands
and I pray she holds my soul
can you hear me calling?

silent goddess won’t you
conduct my fear away
silent goddess won’t you be
closer when I hate
silent goddess will you
forever be the same
silent goddess can you
feel this heart pulsate

you know that I die for belief
I swear by the sword in my hand
the sum of the pain and the grief
is nothing compared to the
wealth I obtain
and the spirit of god can expand

came across
the waters
a kingdom in the sands
unfaithful to the sultan
a killing was at hand
challenged to survival
a legacy of fear
eternal mystic legends
one for every tear

nights of Arabia
the queen has lost her right to life
nights of Arabia
her destiny in story lines
nights of Arabia
a thousand tales and one for life
these are nights of Arabia

whispers in the moonlight
a gathering of vales
circled round the fire
to hear this evenings tale
standing on the threshold
the crest of darkened nights
seduction of the hunter
the slave regains her might

“lost inside a shadow
erase the sins I’ve made
heavenly reward me
with mercy on my fate”

nights of Arabia
the queen has lost her right to life
nights of Arabia
her destiny in story lines
nights of Arabia
a thousand tales and one for life
these are nights of Arabia
Scheherazade will never die

the sultan relents his feeble heart
his love for the queen is greater than he’ll ever know
“it’s easy to let you feed my nights
someone to touch, someone to hold,
someone to feel, someone to love”

“here I am to die alone
voices from heaven above
hear my call awaken my soul
forgive me for what I have done”

challenged to survival
a legacy of fear
eternal mystic legends
one for every tear

due to the legend
a new king will come
rise in the morning horizon
brave and believing
for wars to be won
born with the heart of a lion
he will fight for a country unite
till the last drop of blood confines the oath
till all will respect him wherever he roams

deep in the woods
he can hear she’s alive
lost in the dark
of a dragons lament
searching the highlands
in trying to find
trace of Morgana
the Princess of Hate

he will be holding
the sword in the stone
knights of the kingdom will join him
bring back the honor
of Pendragons name
from where the cauldron is boiling

but the shadow of Uther restrains
all the efforts to reunite the realm
a witch of his own blood from heaven expelled

deep in the woods
there are prints in the sand
leading towards
where the angels repent
king of the ocean
king of the land
nothing can save him
from Merlin’s consent

coming of storms
battles of war
knights of thunder are fearless
thus goes the legend
the tale I was told
now we await his appearance
but the shadow of Uther remains
there is no way the king can break the oath
the shadow will follow wherever he roams

can you hear the sirens resound?
from the coastline of Ireland tonight
it’s the song of a promising heart
of the souls that the ocean unite

and she stands by the window alone
staring into the rain
she is trying to guide his way home
from the waters that keep them apart

so she lights up a candle for hope to be found
captive and blind by the darkness around
firm as a mountain, she never will mourn
timeless awaiting the break of dawn

can you hear the sailorman’s hymn?
as it comes with the rise of the tide
it is sung where the rainbow begins
as a comfort for tears she has cried

she remains by the window alone
staring into the rain
she is trying to guide his way home
keeps on praying for god to protect him

she lights up a candle for hope to be found
captive and blind by the darkness around
each wave a promise, a new hope reborn
sunrise consoles at the break of dawn

far across the sea
a piece of history
in Egypt’s land
I’ll build a city
beautiful and strong
beyond belief
a new metropolis
to redefine my destiny

rise and shine Alexandria
under protection of my name
pure, divine, and imperial

a place to watch the stars
the center of the earth
I see it all… my worlds converging
and to guide a king’s armada through the night
I raise the seventh wonder to delight Poseidon

rise and shine Alexandria
under protection of my name
pure, divine, and imperial

make me the city of a living angel
casting shades all over Babylon
hailing me, a holy son of god
as a monument of time
and the goals that I achieved
make a sculpture of my mind

I am a cleric serving god the king and queen
I claim confession
and true belief by any means
purification heal heretics
burn the demons out

and god’s behind me
watch my each and every move
you know I’ll find you
in the shadow of a shattered moon
come all you witches
my procedures are approved

won’t you let me ease your sorrow
let me guide you through the night
all my methods clean and thorough
don’t you fear the light

I reassemble
broken souls and wasted lives
I raise my head and see
my father through the blood red skies
and in my dreams I know he holds my sanctuary

so all you witches bow to the auto-de-fe
just close your eyes and listen to my holy say
you disbelievers
little do you know

won’t you let me ease your sorrow
purify your poisoned veins
there is yet a new tomorrow
I will ease your pain

ease your pain
the fire’s burning wild
ease your pain
the inquisition
has drained the demons
like I said it would

sworn by the crown
I lead a crusade
fight for belief to be one

out in the field
fearless and cold
building the road to my Calvary

strong is my steel
dark is my mind
carmine the ground that I tread

faith in my god
keeps me alive
but when does my faith turn to doubt

silently watching the rain
carving the earth on my grave
lord you know that I prayed
one for the glory
and one for the souls that I’ve slain

how will I know
how could I tell
where would I find some serenity

sowing the seed
unwounded I bleed
lord won’t you show me the way

Christ is the cross that I bear
god is the will of my war
faint are the voices I hear
whispers of glory…

Christ is the cry of despair
cursing the day I was born
this is the faith that we share
left with the glory
and suffering of souls that we’ve torn

in the black of the night she appears
I can see that she’s trying
to relocate the source of my fears
I’ve been searching her high and low

in this dream she will show me the door
to a new revelation
and I know that I’ve seen her before
that she’ll bring me salvation

I remember when she was still alive
always there by my side
every day is a fight to survive
every minute a shattered memory

like the sun shining down on me
like the breeze on the ocean
you’re the path of my destiny
I know you will follow me until Kingdom Come

when I watch from the tower at night
into fading horizons
I can see her shade in the twilight
dressed in silver she’s dancing

I recall as if it was today
always there by my side
you are reason, and relief to my pain
and one day we will reunite

like the sun shining down on me
like the breeze on the ocean
you’re the path of my destiny
I know you will follow me until Kingdom Come
like the sun shining down on me
like the breeze on the ocean
you’re the path of my destiny
I’ll follow my heart until Kingdom Come

little do I know
little do I care
little would it help
if knew and was aware
aim beyond the stars
catch a glimpse of gold
a planetary chart
where the stories are untold

there’s a piece of truth for everyone
give me something to die for
like a sacrifice for days bygone
in my solitude

there’s a place where I want to hide
with a view to a shallow moon
there’s a star in my cosmic mind
that reminds me of you

a gathering of wolfs
under Luna’s light
fear of the unknown
make us worshippers at night

there’s a compromise for everyone
but I need something to die for
like a sacrifice for days bygone
in my solitude

there’s a place where I want to hide
with a view to a shallow moon
there’s a star in my cosmic mind
that reminds me of you

tokens of the afterlife
feeding on the blood of Christ
chasing for an alibi
searching for the holyland
following the masterplan
does it matter in end?

souls unwoken
hearts unbroken
lunar rites
seize tonight

[Bonus track]

“Hey! Woo! Thank you! Okay, we’re gonna slow it down for a bit now.
This is a song about a girl that might have forgotten me by now.
But I hope we will meet again some time in the future.”

A flame within my heart has died
This a song, it’s song with no reprise
Today I just don’t know why
What we had and what we shared, so divine

Sunrise in Osaka, but I’m cold tonight
The northern lights are shining, and my dreams take flight

Can you remember? Tell me how far I have to go
Can you remember lust in the eastern skies?
Can you remember when you told me sayonara?
Can you remember me? ‘Cause I will never say goodbye

A flame within my heart has died
Too far away, it’s too far for me to say
I wish I could turn back time
Is there anyone to blame? Show me the way

Sunrise in Osaka, but I’m cold tonight
The northern lights are shining, and my dreams take flight
Memories are forever, and I see your face
Crying in the distance, ’til we fall from grace

Can you remember? Tell me how far I have to go?
Can you remember lust in the eastern skies?
Can you remember when you told me sayonara?
Can you remember me? ‘Cause I will never say goodbye

Can you remember? Tell me how far I have to go
Can you remember lust in the eastern skies?
Can you remember when you told me sayonara?
Can you remember me? ‘Cause I will never say goodbye

[INSTRUMENTAL]

[music: youngblood, lyrics: warner]

LOOK TOWARDS THE SEA TELL ME,
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
WILL YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS WHEN YOU HAVE FOUND IT?
YOU SEARCHED HIGH ABOVE AND YOU SEARCHED FAR BELOW
BUT IT STILL SEEMS SO FAR AND YOU KNOW IT
TIME – IT DWINDLES AWAY
THERE’S A CLOCK ON THE WALL
AND IT SEEMS TO BE CALLING YOUR NAME
YOU HIDE, BUT YOU CAN’T RUN AWAY
HE’LL BE RIGHT THERE BEHIND YOU
REMINDING YOU IT’S NOT A GAME
I WILL CONQUER THE BEAST AND I’LL SWIM THE SEVEN SEAS
AND MY HEART WILL STILL BEAT AND I’LL NEVER GIVE UP
I WILL WALK DESERT PLAINS AND ENDURE GRUELLING PAIN
AND MY HEART WILL STILL BEAT AND I NEVER GIVE UP
HEAVEN IS A HEARTBEAT AWAY FOR YOUR DREAMS OF
TOMORROW COULD VERY WELL END TODAY
HEAVEN IS A HEARTBEAT AWAY FOR YOUR DREAMS OF
TOMORROW COULD VERY WELL END TODAY

[music: youngblood, lyrics: warner]

HEAT FROM THE GROUND FEEDS THE FIRE
MY DESIRE TO LIVE WITH THIS RAGE
WITH THOUGHTS OF YOU FILLING MY NIGHTS AND MY DAYS
SOUNDS OF THE SPEAKING OF TONGUES
VISIONS OF CIRCLES UNDONE
KEEPS THIS HEART OF MINE BEATING FOR THE TIME
OF OUR MEETING WILL COME
AND NOW I TURN TO THE GODS
WHICHEVER WILL LISTEN FROM BELOW OR ABOVE
HEAR MY CRY, FEEL MY PAIN
IF I SHOULD FALL, I’LL START OVER
AGAIN HEAR MY CRY, FEEL MY PAIN
IF I SHOULD DIE, I WILL RISE AGAIN
I SCREAM TO THE SKY FULL OF ANGER
MY BODY INCREASINGLY WEAKER
I WON’T DIE FOR YOU – I WON’T DIE FOR YOU
HEAVEN IS A HEARTBEAT AWAY
HEAR MY CRY, FEEL MY PAIN
IF I SHOULD FALL, I’LL START OVER AGAIN
HEAR MY CRY, FEEL MY PAIN
IF I SHOULD DIE, I WILL RISE AGAIN

[music: youngblood, lyrics: warner]

ONE DAY I’LL WIN
ONE DAY I’LL WIN
ONE DAY YOU WILL SEE
ONE DAY I’LL WIN
ONE DAY I’LL WIN
FOR I WISH IT TO BE
AND THEN YOU WILL SEE
ONE DAY I’LL WIN
LOOK IN MY EYES
YOU’LL SEE A DIFFERENT PART OF ME
HEAR MY WORDS SPEAK
YOU’LL HEAR A DIFFERENT PART OF ME
YES I KNOW I’M A SIMPLE MAN
YES I KNOW IT’S A COMPLEX LAND
IF I TELL MYSELF I CAN IF I DREAM
THEREFORE I AM
OH LORD, PLEASE HEAR ME OH LORD,
PLEASE HEAR MY SONG
IT’S ALL I OWN, IT’S ALL I OWN
LOOK IN MY EYES
YOU’LL SEE A DIFFERENT PART OF ME
HEAR MY WORDS SPEAK
YOU’LL HEAR A DIFFERENT PART OF ME

[music: youngblood, lyrics: warner]

LAUNCH THE SILVER SPEAR
THE WORLD WILL CRY A TEAR
IN THE HEAVENS WILL APPEAR ANOTHER ANGEL
HEAR THE ELDERS CRY
WAITING FOR THEIR TIME
AS THEY LOOK TOWARDS THE HEAVENS
WHY WON’T THEY ANSWER?
WE ARE PLAYING WITH NATURE
SPLITTING THE ATOM
CONFUSING RELIGIONS
KILLING THE MASSES
WE ARE NOT SEPARATE FROM WHAT WE DESTROY
TIME HAS COME FOR US TO MAKE THE ONLY CHOICE
WE ARE NOT SEPARATE FROM WHAT WE DESTROY
TIME HAS COME FOR US TO MAKE THE ONLY CHOICE
WE RAPE FOR OUR POWER
NOT CARING FOR LIFE
WE TARNISH OUR WATERS
‘TIL THEY ARE AS BLACK AS NIGHT
WE VISUALIZE THE FUTURE
WITH THE EYES OF THE BLIND
WE HEAR NATURE CALLING
BUT WE STILL DENY
WE ARE NOT SEPARATE FROM WHAT WE DESTROY
TIME HAS COME FOR US TO MAKE THE ONLY CHOICE

[music: youngblood, lyrics: warner]

HE WAS A YOUNG BOY
ABOUT TO BE A MAN
SHE LOVED HIM SO
OH PLEASE DON’T GO
DOWN ON HIS KNEES
THE BLADE PASSED WITH EASE
SHOULDER TO SHOULDER
AS IT PIERCES HER HEART
OUT IN THE FIELDS
THE BOY BECOMES A MAN
TASTE OF BLOOD IN HIS THROAT
FEEL OF DEATH ON HIS HANDS
HE SHALL FALL ON THIS DARK, MISTY NIGHT
AS HE FALLS HE HEARS HIS LOVED ONE CRY
BIRTH OF A HERO
DEATH OF A MAN
SHE’LL NEVER UNDERSTAND
WHY HE LEFT HER HAND
HE WAS A YOUNG BOY
SHE LOVED HIM SO
SHE WATCHED THE SUN SET
AND LONGED FOR HIS JOURNEY HOME
FLAGS FLY LOW
THE BLADE CUT DEEP
NOW SHE MUST BEAR THE WOUNDS
THAT MEMORIES BLEED

[INSTRUMENTAL]

[music: youngblood lyrics: warner]

BLACK IS THE NIGHT THAT CALLS ME
SINNER FROM A SIN
THE WATERS THAT ONCE DID BLESS ME
NOW BURN MY SKIN FEARING THE FIELDS OF FIRE
AND THE WAR THAT’S WITHIN
I’LL DRAW MY SWORD FOR THE LAST TIME
IT’S HERE THIS WILL END
BLACK IS THE NIGHT THAT CALLS ME
A VOICE FROM WITHIN
PLAYING WITH MY EMOTIONS
WHEN WILL IT END?
PROMISING PURE DESIRE
OF THE PLEASURES OF SIN
I’LL DRAW MY SWORD FOR THE LAST TIME
IT’S HERE THIS WILL END
YOU MAY TRY TO FIND ME
I’LL HIDE DEEP IN YOUR HEAD
YOU MAY TRY TO FIGHT ME
I’M A SEED FROM DEEP WITHIN
YOU MAY NOT RECALL INVITING ME
BUT I WAS THERE THE FIRST TIME YOU SINNED
YOU MAY NOT RECALL INVITING ME
BUT I WILL BE HERE UNTIL THE END
(AND HERE IT WILL END)

[music: youngblood, lyrics: warner]

AS CRUSADERS RAVAGE THE EARTH
AT NIGHT THEIR SWORDS AND SHIELDS HANG TO THEIR SIDE
FOR THE BATTLE THEY HAD FORSAKEN
FOR THE GLORY THEY HAD FORTAKEN
THE KING RIDES AHEAD OF THE GROUP
HOMEWARD BOUND HE MARCHES HIS TROOPS
FOR FAIR LAND FRANCE LIES IN THE BALANCE
FOR FOE MAN FRANCE HOME OF THE GALLANT
SONG OF ROLAND
NEVER KNIGHT BE SO WORTHY
SONG OF ROLAND
NEVER KNIGHT BE SO WORTHY
THE KING HOLDS GRIEF IN HIS EYES
FOR HIS NEPHEW HE’S LEFT BEHIND
TO ENSURE THE BACKGROUND IS STABLE
TO ENSURE THEM AGAINST ATTACK
THE KING KNEELS TO HIS NEPHEW,
BRAVE KNIGHT PRINCE ROLAND
HE HOLDS TEARS IN HIS EYES
AND PAIN IN HIS HEART
‘FOR OUR GOD’S WE TEAR OUR WORLD’S APART
AND WITH THIS DEATH I LEAVE YOU
ONE LAST THOUGHT
NEVER KNIGHT BE SO WORTHY
TILL FRANCE BE NO MORE’
AS LANCES DRAW UPON THE ENEMY
A SEA OF WAVING BANNERS SURROUND,
THE MOORS FALL FROM THE HILLSIDE
LIKE THE RAIN IN THE DARK FOREST
AS THE BATTLE ROLLS ON
THE MEN FALL TO GROUND
THEIR EARS ACHE FOR THE SHRILL OF THE HORN,
BUT ROLAND PERSISTS ON HOLDING HIS GROUND,
‘LET US STRIKE A MIGHTY BLOW
FOR OUR LORD AND OUR GOD!’
SONG OF ROLAND
NEVER KNIGHT BE SO WORTHY
SONG OF ROLAND
NEVER KNIGHT BE SO WORTHY

[music: youngblood, lyrics: warner]

CROSSING TWO RIVERS
AND FIELDS IN THE DARK
HE IS IN LOVE ENSLAVED BY THE HEART
SHE WAITS BY THE WINDOW FOR
THE FIRST SIGHT OF HER LOVE
SHE HOPES AND PRAYS
THAT NOTHING WILL KEEP THEIR LOVE APART
TWO SEPARATE KINGDOMS
TWO SEPARATE LIVES THROWN APART
BY THE HATE AND LIES
SHE WAITS BY THE WINDOW
FOR THE LOVE THAT LEFT HER ARMS
SHE HOPES AND PRAYS
THAT ONE DAY THEIR HEARTS WILL BEAT AS ONE
EVEN THOUGH THEIR WORLD’S AT WAR
LOVE GROWS STRONGER THAN BEFORE
THE MOATS BETWEEN THEIR LOVE GROW SHALLOW
CROSSING TWO RIVERS
AND FIELDS IN THE DARK
HE IS IN LOVE ENSLAVED BY THE HEART
SHE WAITS BY THE WINDOW
FOR THE LOVE THAT LEFT HER ARMS
SHE HOPES AND PRAYS
THAT ONE DAY THEIR HEARTS WILL BEAT AS ONE
EVEN THOUGH THEIR WORLD’S AT WAR
LOVE GROWS STRONGER THAN BEFORE
THE MOATS BETWEEN THEIR LOVE GROW SHALLOW

[music: youngblood, pavlicko, lyrics: warner]